What does the outcome of this game mean for the season?

Kilgore_Trout · 2011-09-28T13:48:23-07:00

Does a 49ers win mean playoffs? Does a loss mean anything? Is it too early to tell as we will have only finished four weeks of football? Personally, I think if we win this weekend, we strongly enhance our odds of making the playoffs. For one, we haven't won a road game against a playoff caliber team that had any meaning in nearly a decade. Second, it would give us a 3-1 record, and likely a two game lead over the second place team in the division. Third, it would be a huge confidence boost for the entire 49ers organization, especially Alex Smith and Jim Harbaugh. I think this could be a really good football game. The Eagles have to win to save their season, and the 49ers are definitely going to be giving it their all as they have many players who are hungry for victories and a playoff run. What do you guys think?

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:49 PM

zillabeast
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The Eagles don't scare me. The Bucs and the Lions are far more interesting opponents.

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM

Kilgore_Trout
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Originally posted by zillabeast:
The Eagles don't scare me. The Bucs and the Lions are far more interesting opponents.

It is true that we are looking at three very difficult games coming up. Don't underestimate the Eagles though. They could easily be 3-0, just as we could be.

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:51 PM

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I think the outcome of this game will mean something to our season record.

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:51 PM

49erfeeeever808
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the whole division sucks so it won't matter.

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:53 PM

zillabeast
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Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:
the whole division sucks so it won't matter.

This too. Like it or not the 49ers are out of the Andrew Luck race by virtue of being the best team in the worst division in pro sports. If Harbaugh keeps playing every damn game as microscopically carefully as he has been, he will make the playoffs as a rookie head coach.

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:54 PM

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Originally posted by zillabeast:
This too. Like it or not the 49ers are out of the Andrew Luck race by virtue of being the best team in the worst division in pro sports. If Harbaugh keeps playing every damn game as microscopically carefully as he has been, he will make the playoffs as a rookie head coach.

I don't know about any of that. I still think the 49ers would be willing to trade up to get Luck. I see it happening.

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:59 PM

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Maybe I am off, but this game's significance doesn't seem quite as important after last week's win. Last week, it felt like a must-win... because we have @ Philly, TB, and @ Detroit up next. So I really felt we need to be 2-1... and now, feel we need to win 1 out of these next 3 to give us some breathing room. Going into the bye at 3-3 will make me smile. It's not pretty... low standards... blah, blah... I get that. But I am expecting us to be a much better offense after the bye... so if we can just hold on a lil longer.

... so if we lose @ Philly? I don;t consider it a crushing outcome.

... yet if we win? Wow... feeling REALLY good about SF getting the NFCW crown and a spot in the playoffs.

Sep 28, 2011 at 1:59 PM

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Well the outcome will be us going to 3-1 or 2-2

Sep 28, 2011 at 2:01 PM

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Considering the state of the Eagles.
Philly looks to be the best opportunity for a win in the next 3 games.

Sep 28, 2011 at 2:03 PM

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Originally posted by oldman9er:
Maybe I am off, but this game's significance doesn't seem quite as important after last week's win. Last week, it felt like a must-win... because we have @ Philly, TB, and @ Detroit up next. So I really felt we need to be 2-1... and now, feel we need to win 1 out of these next 3 to give us some breathing room. Going into the bye at 3-3 will make me smile. It's not pretty... low standards... blah, blah... I get that. But I am expecting us to be a much better offense after the bye... so if we can just hold on a lil longer.

... so if we lose @ Philly? I don;t consider it a crushing outcome.

... yet if we win? Wow... feeling REALLY good about SF getting the NFCW crown and a spot in the playoffs.

That is pretty much exactly how I feel. And I would love to see us at 3-3 by the bye... but think about 4-2 or 5-1...

One can only dream.

Sep 28, 2011 at 2:04 PM

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Originally posted by Niner4ever:
Considering the state of the Eagles.
Philly looks to be the best opportunity for a win in the next 3 games.

Also, Smith has unfinished business with them from Week 5 of last year, a game that was played on 10/10/10. I know that because I was there.

Sep 28, 2011 at 2:05 PM

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Originally posted by Kilgore_Trout:
That is pretty much exactly how I feel. And I would love to see us at 3-3 by the bye... but think about 4-2 or 5-1...

One can only dream.

Definitely not keeping that 4-2 or 5-1 out of the realm of possible... but not banking on it either.

Sep 28, 2011 at 2:05 PM

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Originally posted by sincalfaithful:
Well the outcome will be us going to 3-1 or 2-2

Sep 28, 2011 at 2:09 PM

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Originally posted by Kilgore_Trout:

Originally posted by zillabeast:
This too. Like it or not the 49ers are out of the Andrew Luck race by virtue of being the best team in the worst division in pro sports. If Harbaugh keeps playing every damn game as microscopically carefully as he has been, he will make the playoffs as a rookie head coach.

I don't know about any of that. I still think the 49ers would be willing to trade up to get Luck. I see it happening.

I would lose my damn mind if they could pull it off, but a playoff team would be looking at an ungodly price to pay for that slot. I mean astronomical. They'd be asking for Willis. I'm not 100% Jim would do that.